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H.R. 1492 · 109th Congress

To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained…

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To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes.

Law · 109-441 · Dec 21, 2006
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114 cosponsors · 90 D, 23 R, 1 I
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2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Apr 6, 2005
  2. House Passed Nov 16, 2005
  3. Senate Passed Nov 16, 2006
  4. House Changes resolved Dec 5, 2006
  5. President To the President Dec 11, 2006
  6. President Signed Dec 21, 2006
  7. Law Dec 21, 2006

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to create a program within the National Park Service to support and work in partnership with citizens, governmental and tribal organizations, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations for the purpose of identifying, protecting, and acquiring historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were…

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 21, 2006

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 31, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to create a program within the National Park Service to support and work in partnership with citizens, governmental and tribal organizations, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations for the purpose of identifying, protecting, and acquiring historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II in order to gain inspiration from these sites and to demonstrate the nation's commitment to equal justice.

Directs the Secretary, after consultation with state, local, and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations, to develop criteria for making grants to those entities (and only in accordance with such criteria) to assist in carrying out the actions described above.

Permits the use of federal funds made available under this Act for the acquisition of of non-federal property for the purposes of this Act only if that property is within specified areas.

Declares that the authority granted in this Act shall not constitute a federal designation or have any effect on private property ownership.

Requires a 50% non-federal match for funds provided under this Act.

Terminates the force and effect of this Act two years after the disbursement to grantees of the total amount of funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act.

Prohibits any federal funds made available to carry out this Act from being used to acquire any real property or an interest in any real property without the owner's written consent.

Authorizes appropriations.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Dec 21, 2006): Became Public Law No: 109-441.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 6, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Apr 6, 2005
  2. House Passed Nov 16, 2005
  3. Senate Passed Nov 16, 2006
  4. House Changes resolved Dec 5, 2006
  5. President To the President Dec 11, 2006
  6. President Signed Dec 21, 2006
  7. Law Dec 21, 2006

No recorded floor vote found.